Album Rating: 3.5
Those two are overrated, not in the upper echelon for me
…but yeah, I’m undecided
some cool stuff though, really WANT to like this (might be forcing it).
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Album Rating: 3.0
The only other song I really liked was Bronco, which he should have ended this on because after Bronco it feels so country station radio
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“It feels way too commercialized”
Definitely takes a big step closer to country but not sure I’d call this commercial. Doesn’t feel that way to me at least
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Album Rating: 3.0
Well my favorite song of his is still Dead of Night, which feels powerful and moving, but most of this just sounds like he's having some good ole country fun, which fine whatever, but I don't particularly enjoy it
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Album Rating: 3.0
I don't think it's completely commercial, but it definitely feels more contemporary country than alt-country
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Calling something commercialized because you don’t enjoy it is a pretty big leap i think. But i understand where you’re coming from on the stylistic criticism. It is more traditionally country than his previous work
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Album Rating: 3.5
Idk anything about country (disclaimer) but it doesn’t sound as tightly concealed in its tiny narrow bunker as some of the ‘traditional’ country I’ve heard.
Credit where credit is due, this has something to separate it from the masses. If that means a little contemporary flavour and a touch of flamboyance then I’m all for it.
The better half of this has me more interested in country than I was, let’s put it that way. Again, I’m not completely sold, but regardless I do think there’s something potentially compelling going on here.
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Album Rating: 3.0
I'm not calling it commercialized because I don't like it, I don't like it because it feels commercialized, the cool gothic sound is gone and everything is more jangly, but to each their own
The length also bothers me because the songs are too similar, all the songs after Bronco just get on my nerves
Let Me Drown and City of Gold being the worst contenders
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Album Rating: 3.0
This is very country-Disney
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Album Rating: 4.0
I don't really see this as commercialized, it has more a more straightforward sound, and stronger hooks, but commercialized in a modern sense would mean him utilizing the tropes of bro country(trucks, beers, red dirt roads, etc.)
It's accessible but it doesn't really fit modern commercial country
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Let me drown is amazing haha. City of god is my least favorite though for sure
Still not sure what’s commercial about this, but it seems like you don’t really either lol, so all good
Edit: @colt nail on the head thank you, shark too
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Album Rating: 3.0
Maybe commercial is not the right adjective. Accessible? Like I can see my friends who only really listen to pop digging a lot of these songs, but I guess that is commercial? Anyway who cares, I am still going to go see his show.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Honestly the main thing setting this apart from Pony is simply its being way way way better
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"Well my favorite song of his is still Dead of Night"
smae that chorus is iconic
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Album Rating: 3.0
Let Me Drown starts off strong and then turns way too show tune like
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Album Rating: 4.5
Dead of Night is overrated, Hope to Die is the standout from Pony.
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Album Rating: 3.0
Wanted 16 horsepower but instead I got musical theatre
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Album Rating: 4.0
You should've read the review buddy
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Album Rating: 4.5
Boney in this mf spittin
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Album Rating: 3.5
'Let me drown is amazing haha. City of god is my least favorite though for sure' (2)... well I'd add a 'u' but otherwise, correct :-)
I've stopped over-analysing the where's, why's and how's. I'm not into country, not particularly into pop either unless it's 'arty' (whatever the flying chuff that means)...
but this is mostly very good, so yeah
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